I am considering buying a slightly used 3 series sedan and was wondering how many miles you can put on them before they need a lot of maintenance (ie. engine rebuild, new clutch/transmission, etc.) Can anyone help?

well, i am a 20 year old Valet Attendent, i have gotten into some 1992 e36's, with 180k+ miles on them, and they ran nicely, Bimmers are BUILT LIKE TANKS!!! they hang around forever, i still see some E30's around.. HANGING ON STRONG with 200k+... but, u better have some money if it needs some fixing.. they arn't cheep to fix... BUY THE BIMMER AND BALL!!

why do you keep posting the same post in 3 forums. You've heard what eveyone's said, they are almost bullet proof depending on the care given to the car... pretty much holds true with any car with a solid history and regular maintenance

let me see what all the fun in double posting is by copying this into all of your posts